YDSE: Fringe Width & Fringe Positions
A Young's double slit experiment uses a monochromatic source. The shape of the interference fringes formed on a screen is
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Answer: (d)
- With two parallel slits, each point of equal path difference lies along a line parallel to the slits.
- So fringes on the screen are straight bands.
- So the answer is (d) straight line.